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Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by Ikenna351(m): 5:04am On Jul 15, 2015 |
DuchessLily: My brother lives in Lagos, drives stick car and he loves it. He plans to add another stick car. Learning how to truly drive a manual car is all people need to do rather than complain. And it starts with seat adjustment or sitting position. And how long you depress and hold clutch pedal down and how you release the clutch pedal. How long one has driven a stick car doesn't make one good in driving stick cars. Its knowing how to truly drive one. That's why some would drive stick cars for years or hundred thousands of mileage without having failed clutches, while some replace their clutches every other day. Ikenna 1 Like |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by GAZZUZZ(m): 6:36am On Jul 15, 2015 |
eherbal: You can actually hit 90km/hr in 2nd gear and 140km/hr in third. Continu 3 Likes |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 7:33am On Jul 15, 2015 |
GAZZUZZ: please teach me....how they perform this feat |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 7:34am On Jul 15, 2015 |
Ikenna351: it happened to me...but mastered it |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by eherbal(m): 8:19am On Jul 15, 2015 |
GAZZUZZ:She says hi 3 Likes
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Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by donjoewizy(m): 1:55am On Jul 16, 2015 |
What about winter time? Stick sucks 1 Like |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 12:22pm On Jul 16, 2015 |
donjoewizy: how can you explain bro |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tomsingun4(m): 1:44pm On Jul 16, 2015 |
manual all the way |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 4:47pm On Jul 16, 2015 |
tomsingun4:thats the name |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by JUO(m): 10:32pm On Jul 16, 2015 |
GAZZUZZ:really? I'm scared o. The highest I have done is 2nd 80kmhr, 3rd 120kmhr and 4th 150kmhr but I was so scared because my taxi became so light. How do I know my 0-100kmhr? My search on online said 11sec but the taxi I drive can't wait for 11sec before hitting 100kmhr |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by NumberOne2(m): 12:53am On Jul 17, 2015 |
Damn I miss manual driving. That's how I learnt driving. My car has Auto and Semi Auto (searched hard for it cos I could NOT bring myself to get a full auto). I ALWAYS drive in Semi Auto, fells like manual without the clutch. Next car I get is going to be full manual. Shifting gears is like telling the car what to do. I love shifting down and reving to gain speed when overtaking. Then some guy asks from the back seat, "I though this car was Automatic?". Now thats driving. |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by weyreypey: 5:29am On Jul 17, 2015 |
Hmm well no doubt manual tranny is a driver's delight..... That said give me an auto from Abj to kano while you push a manual ....then a big surprise awaits ye |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by Sunymoore(m): 8:46pm On Jul 17, 2015 |
I drive both.. But automatic make sense pass... The kick down, and joy and many things |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by Nobody: 10:44am On Jul 19, 2015 |
donjoewizy: Given the fact that most of the automatic advocates here (citing "traffic" as their main reason) live in Nigeria, winter doesn't even come into this debate. Unless it now snows in Nigeria? And snow has never reported been an issue affecting my driving. If you know how to use your gears, common sense decrees you pull away in 2nd with moderate throttle depression, when driving on snowy / icy roads. Sometimes engine idle speed and 2nd with a manual are all that's needed to gain traction in snow. 2 Likes |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by predatorX: 1:54pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
tonychristopher: point of correction, its not Beetle but BEETUS |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 2:00pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
predatorX:lol noted |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 2:05pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
weyreypey: one thing is knowing how to drive a manual another thing us mastering the gear selection thats why most of formula one cars are stick don't mess with me in the free way bro |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by predatorX: 2:33pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
tonychristopher: that's fact check. Even MotoGP bikes gear shifting is manual too. Computers can't process our "Need for Speed" quicker than we do! |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 2:46pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
predatorX: now you are talking |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by darfay: 3:31pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
tonychristopher:Grandpa, is dat d best u can afford |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 4:08pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
darfay:yes son...can you sob for me ..I have a pacifier |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by tonychristopher: 4:09pm On Jul 19, 2015 |
Siena: now this what I call good driving skills ..just like driving in slippry or muddy terrain with a front wheel stick |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by auhanson(m): 2:57am On Jul 20, 2015 |
DuchessLily: I stay in PH and uses a manual c class benz as everyday ride, though i have auto benz too. To be frank, initially i use to cry in traffic with my manual, but lol now adays i enjoy it most because i could save more fuel while in traffic and still save my legs from strain, besides i don't need to do much work than just coasting it while in traffic reducing a lot of stress on my engine and saving on gas. Ever since i discovered that secret, i have been thanking my star. While on speed/overtaking too i use my heels and toes to make nonsense of rival cars which auto wouldn't do any better in my kind of car. To me driving manual is fun all the way. I can use gear 3 and 5 with heels/toes and run my horsepower faster than it actually is and with less stress on my engine making it look as if it is a super car. However with my auto too i have different skills for it as well making my driving too funlike all the way too. I do drive it like manual most times beating any autos and manual counterparts, sometimes my occupants ask me if it is manual ..In serious traffic, i toggle between manual/neutral saving my fiber and reducing stress and heats on my engine,just like i would have done in stick but without a clutch. In fun drive and in overtaking i switch to manual too. In wild-wild-west take-off i switch to manual and move in a way no auto could do, though these are a bit stressful on the engine and take on gas than in the real manual transmission. In anyways, you need not worry about Benz engine its always equal to the task at all time and season with her superior timing chains and rugged engine block,cam, headers and cylinder heads But Bro, if you handle auto kompressor or any supercharged, with slapping steptronic, i wonder if there is any manual(no matter the level of skill) that could stand it when unleashed in like manner, if you are the skillful and fun seeker type like me? |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by MRLANNISTER(m): 9:54am On Jul 20, 2015 |
Its not that we dont know and appreciate the advantages but Lagos hold up wan kill guys.When i changed from manual to auto i noticed that i enjoyed the driving more. Changing gears in Lagos traffic for 2 hours is a turture in itself. So OP thanks but no thanks |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by nwadiuko1(m): 10:47am On Jul 20, 2015 |
Well I can drive both |
Re: 20 Reasons We Should All Drive Manual Cars by auhanson(m): 6:16pm On Jul 20, 2015 |
Driving manual very well and skillfully is a whole lot of skill you cannot afford to but acquire/master in your lifetime no matter what. But it's a pity that some doesn't even know it just like i use to, the more essence i had to buy one and use as everyday ride to muster every known secret . |
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